Wheel block



Feb, 15 1927.

W. w. BLAKELY WHEEL BLOCK 'Filed Nov. 17, 1924 'l Patented Fei.. is,19.27.

RATE'NT oFF-ICE.

WILLIAM w. BLAKELY, or DEXTER, MICHIGAN.

WHEEL BLOCK. i

appueaaon mea November 17, 1924. serial No. 750,443.

This invention relates to wheel blocks such as are usedto preventmovement of the wheels of vehicles when being shipped.

It is the object of the invention to provide a durableV wheel block of/simple and economical construction.

Another object is to provide a wheel block that may be easily secured tothe floor of the conveyance after being positioned.

.Other objects in the construction will appear in the description andthe drawmgs.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention taken from the front.Figure 2 is a perspective view taken from the rear showing a ragment'ofa wheell in dotted lines applied thereto.

In the views my Wheel block is'shown to be preferably formed from onecontinuous piece' of sheet metal.

The reference numeral 1 designatesz a -sheetmetal plate which isintegral with a sheet metal base 2 and a sheet metal brace 4. The plate1 is upwardly and inwardly inclined from said base 2 at an anglesuitable for en agement with a vehicle wheel '3 supporte by a Hoor.Supporting the j upper end of said -plate and inclined to the base 2 ina reverse direction is the sheet metal brace 4.

Plate 1 is dished as shown at 5 to receive the tire of the engaged wheelwhile the marginal edges of said plate are bent downwardly as at 6 togive it strength and to prevent injury to the tires by having the edgesexposed.- The lower end of said plate 1 is bent under to form the base 2of the wheel block. Ribs or corrugations 7, 8, and' 9 are formedcrosswise on said base while ribs 10 and 11 are formed lengthwisebetween the lateral ribs 7 and 9 for reinforceing lpurposes.

T e upper end of said plate 1 1s bent downwardly to form the brace 4.which is composed of the portions 12 and 13. The portion 12 is connectedwith the upper end of said plate 1 and bent downwardly in the samegeneral direction, as said plate, while the portion 13 is a continuationof the iportion 12 but is bent downwardly in a reverse direction to saidplate 1. To reinforce said brace 4, longitudinal ribs 14 and 15 areformed on said portion 12 and longitudinal ribs 16 and 17 are formed onsaid portion 13 while the inwardly inclined ribs 18 and 19 are formed atthe lower end of said portion 13. Said brace4'is seated at its lower endon the base 2 between the longitudinal ribs 10 and \11 and thetransverse rib 9, and 1s adapted to be held -in engagement with said.base by bearing against the rib 9 oty the base when the weight of thevehicle wheel is being supported.

The brace 4 may be secured by welding or the like at its `juncture withthe base, it' desired,` but by reason of the bearing engagement this isnot necessary.

The rearwardly extending end of said base 2 beyond the 'rib 9 forms aheel 20 having a plurality of holes 21 to receive'nails or the like 22for-securing said block to the floor..

A retainer plate 23 is situated across 4the base '2 at the rear of therib 8 for securing the base to the floor and for preventing the slidingand skewing of the block. This is accomplished by having holes 24 ineach end of said cross member 23 through which nails orthelikeV such as25 are driven to secure the same to the floor. Itis preferable to havethe inner hole on each end of the retainerk late 23 register with a hole(not shown) t rough the base 2 so that `when nailed the base 2 will bedirectly secured.

It Iwill beseen that when the wheel is in engagement with the block, ittends to .slide the block rearwardly which is prevented bythe rib .8bearingvagainst the cross member 23.

It. will be noted that there are aplurality of holes 26 in the base toprovide further means for securing the block to the iloor i deemednecessary. f

What I claim as my invention' is:

1. A wheel block formed of a single sheet of metal having a base portionprovided with an upstanding projection, an upwardly inclined wheelengaging portion, and a down'- wardly inclined brace portion having thelower end thereof engaging vt-he base portion and upstanding projection.

2. A wheel block formed from a single sheet of metal having a baseportion, an upwardly inclined wheel engaging portion, and a downwardlyinclined brace portion, said brace portion having a free end resting onthe base and a projection on the base in Q miese@ rear ofthe bracemember constituting a stop the base portion, rein-forcing ribs onu-said7 therefor. base portion and brace, and means for se- 3. A wheel blockhaving a base portion, curing said base portion upon the support 10 awheel engain portion projecting upincluding a retainer plate extendingtrans- 5 wardly from t e ase portion, a base pro-l versely of the baseportion.

jectin downwardly from the upper end of In testimon whereof I affix mysi nature. X the w eel engaging portion freely engaging' ILLIAM W.- BLAKLY. y

